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Ebi Station

Railway station in Kōfu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

35°16′58.96″N 133°29′5.41″E / 35.2830444°N 133.4848361°E / 35.2830444; 133.4848361Operated by

Hakubi LineDistance118.1 km (73.4 mi) from KurashikiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 May 1922 (1922-05-25)Passengers2018104 daily

Location
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Ebi Station (江尾駅, Ebi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kōfu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Ebi Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 118.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 134.0 kilometers from Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform. The station building is adjacent to the side platform and connected with the island platform by a footbridge. The station building is a multi-purpose facilities and also contains the Kōfu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Platforms

1	■ Hakubi Line	for Niimi and Okayama
2	■ Hakubi Line	for Yonago and Matsue
3	■ Hakubi Line	for express train standby in both directions

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hakubi Line
Muko		-	Hōki-Mizoguchi

History

Ebi Station opened on March 25, 1922. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 104 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Kōfu Town Hall

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020